tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post728833232351785130..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Tips on Documenting AntiquesKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-51884148442816571502008-11-06T16:35:00.000-05:002008-11-06T16:35:00.000-05:00Hi Anon, the medicine box was on the floor in the ...Hi Anon, the medicine box was on the floor in the display that I saw at the new Gettysburg museum, but it's probably the same one you photographed. I liked his field desk, too. I bet you had a fun time building it. : )Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-86255549885637299972008-11-06T14:18:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:18:00.000-05:00I stumbled on to your site after looking to see wh...I stumbled on to your site after looking to see where Alf has been. First I see that you attended the recent Brown sale. I did also, and have not missed one for a number of years--always worth while! Then in a later entry I see you have an interest in Robert E. Lee's "medicine box". Would this happen to be the box displayed on top of his field desk? I have a number of photographs of this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-18836347999871299762008-10-20T16:51:00.000-04:002008-10-20T16:51:00.000-04:00Shazza, that was one of my all time favorite gifts...Shazza, that was one of my all time favorite gifts. That, and the football my dad gave me when I was 7.<BR/> <BR/>Dorkdom was my destiny!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-66772472801174934732008-10-20T11:51:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:51:00.000-04:00Space 1999 Action Figure set and model spaceship? ...Space 1999 Action Figure set and model spaceship? For real?<BR/><BR/>Wow - I only had the Star Trek enterprise model kit.<BR/><BR/>You tackeled the hard stuff.<BR/><BR/>This just proves once more we are kindreds of souls and total dorks!Shazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196666013653201878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-18069444907993696682008-10-20T11:40:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:40:00.000-04:00Bill, I own the Shaker book by Kassay and you are ...Bill, I own the Shaker book by Kassay and you are right--the drawings are exquisitely detailed.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-62350932194068408392008-10-20T11:39:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:39:00.000-04:00Mitchell, thank you for the suggestion and I'm gla...Mitchell, thank you for the suggestion and I'm glad that you enjoyed the book.<BR/><BR/>Stephen, thanks for bringing that up about marking reproductions so there is no confusion. The Mercer Museum curator asked me to sign and date the zither for that very reason. I was not permitted to post exact measurements of the scheitholts, so I'm not so sure I'll be able to with the medicine box. I'm Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-27002170243066791492008-10-20T05:41:00.000-04:002008-10-20T05:41:00.000-04:00Useful post as always, Kari. You often make me lau...Useful post as always, Kari. You often make me laugh out loud (in the best way!) but the Space 1999 reference was glorious. Martin Landau and Barbara Bain. Phew!! Aren't we gloriously diverse in our interests!<BR/><BR/>If you ever get to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY could you use your new skills to measure <A HREF="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/empr/ho_26.168.77.htm" REL="nofollow">Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-3150803451534315602008-10-19T20:03:00.000-04:002008-10-19T20:03:00.000-04:00VC,Will you be making the measurements of the Medi...VC,<BR/><BR/>Will you be making the measurements of the Medicine Box available? I have a couple of people interested in reproductions.<BR/><BR/>Also when reproducing items from collections, it is important to give credit to the institutions.<BR/><BR/>Of a lesser note, I think it is imperative that the pieces be marked in such a way as to not be confused with the original. A modern touch mark Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-31937599845248470912008-10-18T11:31:00.000-04:002008-10-18T11:31:00.000-04:00Have you seen John Kassay's "The Book of Shaker Fu...Have you seen John Kassay's "The Book of Shaker Furniture" (1980). It has marvelous, finely detailed drawings of Shaker furniture - it was based on years of his own research.<BR/><BR/>In 1998 he released another book of detailed drawings,"The Book of American Winsor Furniture: Styles and Technologies".willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-5802539395060051602008-10-18T07:53:00.000-04:002008-10-18T07:53:00.000-04:00I have done this a few times with heritage houses ...I have done this a few times with heritage houses which are a little larger than a zither, I'll grant you. With these, I am able to take complete measurements but even so, there is always something missing. On my second attempt, I tried positioning pieces of wood of known lengths into the square-on images I took of different details. It worked out well for me. When something didn't seem right in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-35834990950017838892008-10-18T07:20:00.000-04:002008-10-18T07:20:00.000-04:00THANK YOU for the all the great ideas. I was hopi...THANK YOU for the all the great ideas. I was hoping that people would chime in with their own techniques. I will be ultra prepared for this next documentation!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-82495421683542630822008-10-18T02:56:00.000-04:002008-10-18T02:56:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-42362878793796769832008-10-17T19:42:00.000-04:002008-10-17T19:42:00.000-04:00Kari,Having been there I can bet you get home with...Kari,<BR/>Having been there I can bet you get home without some important information. The importance will be directly related to distance traveled and difficulty of access. Take a mirror with you so you can see underneath better. I even take photos of things seen in the mirror. most of the time you can't touch the artifact so the plastic profile gauge is a non-no but you can take photos of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-76992716070772309932008-10-17T17:57:00.000-04:002008-10-17T17:57:00.000-04:00And, if the museum has done its cataloguing proper...And, if the museum has done its cataloguing properly they will have taken the overall dimensions and much besides. So you may be able to get the zither size without a second trip. Often the Registrar or conservator of the collection will have more pertinent information for your purposes than the curator. And they should be able to tell you the exact materials and the conservation history which R Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599921449937172809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-8633711370494557532008-10-17T17:30:00.000-04:002008-10-17T17:30:00.000-04:00I recommend you try the software program "Sketchup...I recommend you try the software program "Sketchup". It is a free download and easy to use. You can actually put a photo in the program and then trace and scale anything from your photo if you have one very accurate dimension you can see in the photo. I have made complete sets of plans and you can do a three dimensional rotatable (is that a word?) view and get any dimension you need. It is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-47100737566301456292008-10-17T17:00:00.000-04:002008-10-17T17:00:00.000-04:00Don't forget to take a small ruler or other measur...Don't forget to take a small ruler or other measuring gadget for the photographs. You'll need a reference point from which to gauge future measurements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-30122301531835141352008-10-17T16:46:00.000-04:002008-10-17T16:46:00.000-04:00Hurray for you! That's an extremely interesting ch...Hurray for you! That's an extremely interesting chest and it is fun to anticipate your report on getting to know it.<BR/><BR/>The worksheet is a great way to be sure you get all the measurements. Would it be too redundant to include a checklist of photos you would like to take?<BR/><BR/>I hope you can share your findings with us.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-50718974922939774952008-10-17T16:45:00.000-04:002008-10-17T16:45:00.000-04:00I can only think of one thing to add to this, and ...I can only think of one thing to add to this, and that is that if the thing you are intending to copy has moulding then you might find that you can't get an 'end' to trace, so you might need to take a profile gauge. Plastic only, please. :) You'd probably need to clear the use of a profile gauge specifically with the curator, but it's the only fast way to get the profile without injuring the Metalworker Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764592666915257980noreply@blogger.com